Category Archive: The Tech Corner

Tips on how to keep your instrument working at its best.

Feb 27 2012

How To Clean Your Trumpet (or Baritone, Euphonium, or Tuba)

Want to save $100 a year on repairs? Try cleaning your trumpet on a monthly basis; it only takes twenty minutes or less. In addition to saving money on repairs you can also save money on doctors bills by preventing pathogens that cause Trombone Player’s Lung. Who wouldn’t want to save money and their health? …

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Jan 16 2012

How To Clean Your Sax (or Clarinet) Mouthpiece

Your mouthpiece is integral to every aspect of your playing. From reed thickness and positioning to the material of the ligature and bore size, many things affect how your mouthpiece functions. This is why it is absolutely imperative for the player to clean and maintain their mouthpiece. One of the easiest ways to perform “preventative-maintenance” …

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Jan 09 2012

How To Change A Guitar String (Electric Guitars)

Materials Needed

We’ve all been there before. That dreaded noise when we are in the middle of our most inspired “Hendrix-esque” guitar solo. Every guitarist in the world is familiar with it; the inevitable string snap, and always at the worst moment. Few problems plague guitarists more, or are more annoying than the dreaded breaking of the …

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